- The reforms in China's Shanghai free trade zone could beextended nationwide after three years, said Ai Baojun,Shanghai's deputy major, on Thursday at a round table forum.

SHANGHAI DAILY

- In Shanghai, air pollution on Thursday rose to a PM2.5density, nearly four times the national limit. It peaked at ahazardous level of about 270 micrograms per cubic meter, fourtimes the national limit of 75.

PEOPLE'S DAILY

- Certain local authorities in China engage in protectionistbehaviour, by for example issuing official documents to'protect' local products, said the paper which acts as themouthpiece of the Chinese government. It is important to reformthis attitude in order to better develop the market, it said.